Another One: Harrisburg, PA Terror Shooter Came to US on "Family Visa" Through a Distant Relative

But I was assured that our vetting processes were so thorough this could never happen, except for all the times it happens every other month.

A gunman who shot at police in a terror attack last week came to the U.S. on a family-based immigrant visa, the Department of Homeland Security said, highlighting a program President Donald Trump has criticized.

Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty fired at a Harrisburg police officer Friday afternoon and later at a state trooper, wounding her before pursuing her, Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said. El-Mofty was later killed by police.

Department of Homeland Security acting press secretary Tyler Q. Houlton said Saturday that El-Mofty was a naturalized U.S. citizen who was admitted to the country from Egypt.

"The long chain of migration that led to (El-Mofty's) admission into the United States was initiated years ago by a distant relative," Mr. Houlton said in a statement.

Mr. Houlton said incidents like the one involving El-Mofty "highlight the Trump administration’s concerns with extended family chain migration." He said chain migration and the diversity visa lottery program have been exploited by extremists.

posted by Ace at 02:16 PM

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